English
Treen
Treen comes from Cornish Tredhin.
- CornishmodernTredhin
- EnglishtodayTreen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- CornishmodernTredhin
- EnglishtodayTreen
A compound of tre ‘farmstead’ + din ‘fort’
Proto-Indo-European *treb- ‘settlement, dwelling’
Proto-Celtic *trebā ‘dwelling’
Proto-Brythonic *treβ ‘town, settlement’
Cornish tre ‘farmstead’
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to last’
Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós ‘lasting, durable’
Proto-Celtic *dūnom ‘stronghold, rampart’
Proto-Brythonic *din ‘a hill, fortified hill, fort’
Cornish din ‘fort’
The story
Anglicized form of Cornish Tredhin, a placename composed of the elements tre (‘farmstead’) and din (‘fort’).
Every English word from Cornish Tredhin
Today it means
name A village in St Levan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW3923).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cornish Tredhin / Treen